PANDUANHEWAN · INDONESIA
Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores of Indonesia
What herbivore, carnivore and omnivore mean, with sourced examples from Indonesia’s mammals, birds, reptiles and marine animals.
By diet, animals are grouped as herbivores (plant-eaters), carnivores (meat-eaters) and omnivores (eating both). Of the 247 Indonesian animals in this guide whose diet was checked, 64 are herbivores, 142 carnivores and 41 omnivores.
Examples of herbivores in Indonesia
An animal that eats plants.
| Name | Group | Diet |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica | Birds | seeds and fruit |
| Asian honey bee Apis cerana | Invertebrates | nectar and pollen feeder |
| Banteng Bos javanicus | Mammals | grazer and browser (grasses and leafy plants) |
| Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor | Mammals | fruit and seed eater |
| Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Blue Pansy Junonia orithya | Invertebrates | caterpillars eat leaves (e.g. Asystasia); adults visit flowers |
| Blyth's Hornbill Rhyticeros plicatus | Birds | mainly fruit (frugivore); occasionally small animals |
| Bornean elephant Elephas maximus borneensis | Mammals | eats many kinds of plants: grasses, leaves, bark, roots and fruit |
| Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus | Mammals | mainly fruit (frugivore), plus leaves, bark and a few insects |
| Bornean White-bearded Gibbon Hylobates albibarbis | Mammals | mainly ripe fruit (frugivore) |
| Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta | Birds | nectar-feeder, also takes insects |
| Domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis | Mammals | grazer: grasses, herbs and aquatic plants |
| Dugong Dugong dugon | Marine | seagrass grazer |
| Gray-cheeked Green-Pigeon Treron griseicauda | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina | Invertebrates | caterpillars eat plant leaves (herbivore) |
| Great Mormon Swallowtail Papilio memnon | Invertebrates | caterpillars eat citrus (Rutaceae) leaves; adults feed at flowers |
| Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Green turtle Chelonia mydas | Marine | seagrass and algae grazer (adults); juveniles are omnivorous |
| Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides | Birds | mainly nectar and fruit, also insects |
| Javan gibbon Hylobates moloch | Mammals | mainly fruit (frugivore), plus leaves, flowers and a few insects |
| Javan Lutung Trachypithecus auratus | Mammals | mainly leaves (folivore), plus flowers and fruit |
| Javan mouse-deer Tragulus javanicus | Mammals | leaves, buds, shrubs and fallen fruit |
| Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
| Javan Porcupine Hystrix javanica | Mammals | tubers, buds, bamboo shoots, fruit and fern shoots |
| Javan rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus | Mammals | browser: leaves, shoots and young twigs (does not eat grass) |
| Javan Surili Presbytis comata | Mammals | mainly leaves (folivore), plus fruit, flowers and seeds |
| Lar Gibbon Hylobates lar | Mammals | mainly ripe fruit (frugivore), plus leaves, flowers and insects |
| Large Flying-fox Pteropus vampyrus | Mammals | fruit, flowers and nectar |
| Lesser Long-tongued Fruit Bat Macroglossus minimus | Mammals | nectar and pollen feeder, sometimes fruit juice |
| Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis | Mammals | fruit-eater (frugivore), mainly fruit juice |
| Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus | Invertebrates | caterpillars eat leaves of citrus and related plants (Rutaceae) |
| Lowland anoa Bubalus depressicornis | Mammals | plant-eater: aquatic plants, ferns, grasses, saplings and fallen fruit |
| Malayan porcupine Hystrix brachyura | Mammals | roots, tubers, bark, grains and fallen fruit |
| Malayan tapir Tapirus indicus | Mammals | browser: leaves, shoots, twigs and fruit |
| Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Moluccan Eclectus Eclectus roratus | Birds | fruit, seeds, nuts, leaf buds and blossoms |
| Mountain anoa Bubalus quarlesi | Mammals | browser: grasses and other forest vegetation |
| Northern Common Cuscus Phalanger orientalis | Mammals | leaves, fruit, seeds and flowers |
| Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii | Mammals | fruit and seeds (occasionally insects and eggs) |
| Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus | Mammals | leaf and fruit/seed eater (folivore-frugivore) |
| Red-cheeked Parrot Geoffroyus geoffroyi | Birds | fruit, seeds, nuts and blossoms |
| Rock Pigeon Columba livia | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
| Sambar deer Rusa unicolor | Mammals | browser and grazer: leaves, grass, fallen fruit and young bark |
| Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
| Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus | Mammals | leaf and fruit eater (folivore-frugivore) |
| Silvered Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus cristatus | Mammals | leaf-eater (folivore), mainly young leaves |
| Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius | Birds | mainly fallen fruit (frugivore); occasionally small animals and fungi |
| Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
| Straw-headed bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus | Birds | mainly fruit (frugivore) |
| Sulawesi bear cuscus Ailurops ursinus | Mammals | leaf-eater (folivore), mainly young leaves |
| Sultan's Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia doreya | Birds | fruit-eater (frugivore) |
| Sumatran elephant Elephas maximus sumatranus | Mammals | eats many kinds of plants: grasses, leaves, bark, roots and fruit |
| Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis | Mammals | browser: leaves and twigs of saplings and shrubs |
| Sumatran Surili Presbytis melalophos | Mammals | mainly leaves (folivore), plus fruit, flowers and seeds |
| Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus | Mammals | young leaves, buds, flowers, fruit and sap (folivore) |
| Tapanuli orangutan Pongo tapanuliensis | Mammals | plant-eater, including conifer trees rarely eaten by other orangutans |
| Thomas’s Langur Presbytis thomasi | Mammals | young leaves, fruit and seeds; occasionally insects and snails |
| Timor deer Rusa timorensis | Mammals | grasses, herbs, and leaves and bark of shrubs |
| Wallace's golden birdwing Ornithoptera croesus | Invertebrates | caterpillars eat the leaves of pipevines (Aristolochia) |
| White-headed Munia Lonchura maja | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
| Yellow-crested cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea | Birds | seeds, fruit, flowers and young leaves |
| Yellow-vented bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier | Birds | mainly small fruit and berries, also nectar; some insects |
| Zebra Dove Geopelia striata | Birds | seed-eater (granivore) |
Examples of carnivores in Indonesia
An animal that eats meat. Carnivora is also the name of an order of mammals.
| Name | Group | Diet |
|---|---|---|
| Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus | Amphibians | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus | Reptiles | insect- and spider-eater (insectivore) |
| Asian house shrew Suncus murinus | Mammals | mainly insects (insectivore), plus food scraps |
| Asian small-clawed otter Aonyx cinereus | Mammals | crabs, clams and other small aquatic animals (crustaceans and molluscs) |
| Asian water monitor Varanus salvator | Reptiles | predator and scavenger |
| Banded krait Bungarus fasciatus | Reptiles | predator of vertebrates: rodents, other snakes, lizards, frogs, fish |
| Banded Malaysian coral snake Calliophis intestinalis | Reptiles | eats other snakes, especially small blind snakes |
| Barn owl Tyto alba | Birds | predator of rats and other small mammals, also small birds |
| Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus | Marine | mainly a fish-eater (piscivore), also crustaceans and cephalopods |
| Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Bluespotted Fantail Ray Taeniura lymma | Marine | bottom-feeder on molluscs, worms, shrimps and crabs |
| Bluespotted Maskray Neotrygon caeruleopunctata | Marine | bottom-feeder on crustaceans (crabs, shrimps) |
| Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus | Birds | predator and scavenger (fish, insects, carrion) |
| Brown-banded Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium punctatum | Marine | eater of bottom invertebrates and small fish |
| Cave Swiftlet Collocalia linchi | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Cerulean Kingfisher Alcedo coerulescens | Birds | predator of small fish and other small aquatic animals |
| Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis | Invertebrates | insect predator (both adults and aquatic nymphs are predators) |
| Collared kingfisher Todiramphus chloris | Birds | predator of invertebrates (e.g. insects, crabs) and other small animals |
| Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore); occasionally takes human food scraps |
| Common Iora Aegithina tiphia | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos | Birds | insects and other small invertebrates (worms, molluscs, crustaceans) |
| Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax | Amphibians | eater of insects (especially grasshoppers and crickets) and other invertebrates |
| Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Common Wolf Snake Lycodon capucinus | Reptiles | predator of lizards (geckos, skinks) and small mammals |
| Crab-eating Frog Fejervarya cancrivora | Amphibians | eater of small crabs, other crustaceans and insects |
| Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela | Birds | mainly snakes, also lizards, frogs, small mammals and birds |
| Crocodile monitor Varanus salvadorii | Reptiles | predator (birds, eggs, small mammals) and scavenger |
| Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci | Marine | hard-coral polyp eater (corallivore) |
| Diadem Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros diadema | Mammals | insect-eater (insectivore), occasionally small birds and spiders |
| Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Domestic cat Felis catus | Companions | true (obligate) carnivore: needs nutrients found in meat |
| Double-spotted Gecko Gekko monarchus | Reptiles | insect- and spider-eater (insectivore) |
| Emerald Tree Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina | Reptiles | mainly an insect-eater (insectivore), occasionally a little fruit or flowers |
| False gharial Tomistoma schlegelii | Reptiles | opportunistic predator (fish, birds, monkeys, wild pigs, reptiles) |
| Fawn Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros cervinus | Mammals | insect-eater: small beetles and moths (insectivore) |
| Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Flores hawk-eagle Nisaetus floris | Birds | predator of vertebrates |
| Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Gray-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Great Crested Canopy Lizard Bronchocela jubata | Reptiles | insect-eater in the tree canopy (insectivore) |
| Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii | Birds | fish-eater (piscivore) |
| Great Egret Ardea alba | Birds | fish and other aquatic animals (piscivore), also frogs, snakes, insects and small mammals |
| Greater blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena lunulata | Marine | predator of crabs, small fish and molluscs |
| Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea | Amphibians | eater of small land invertebrates (crickets, ants, small millipedes) |
| Gursky's Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae | Mammals | insects and small vertebrates (live prey only) |
| Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Hasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltii | Amphibians | insect- and small-invertebrate-eater (insectivore) |
| Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata | Marine | mainly a sponge-eater (spongivore) |
| House Swift Apus nipalensis | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus | Marine | predator of molluscs, fish, sea urchins and crustaceans, including crown-of-thorns starfish |
| Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Indo-Chinese Rat Snake Ptyas korros | Reptiles | predator of rats, frogs and other small vertebrates |
| Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus | Marine | fish-eater (piscivore), also squid |
| Indonesian coelacanth Latimeria menadoensis | Marine | predator of fish and squid (inferred from its African relative) |
| Indonesian Speckled Carpetshark Hemiscyllium freycineti | Marine | predator of small animals on shallow reef flats (hunts at night) |
| Javan Flying Dragon Draco volans | Reptiles | ant- and termite-eater (insectivore) |
| Javan hawk-eagle Nisaetus bartelsi | Birds | predator of vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles) |
| Javan leopard Panthera pardus melas | Mammals | predator: hoofed mammals, primates and smaller animals |
| Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa | Birds | predator of small aquatic animals (small fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans) |
| Javan spitting cobra Naja sputatrix | Reptiles | generalist predator: small mammals, birds, frogs, lizards and other snakes |
| Keeled Slug Snake Pareas carinatus | Reptiles | slug- and snail-eater (molluscivore) |
| Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis | Reptiles | predator and scavenger |
| Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea | Marine | jellyfish and salp eater |
| Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis | Birds | insects and other small animals |
| Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma | Mammals | insects, plus lizards and small rodents |
| Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel | Birds | mainly fish (piscivore) and squid |
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | Birds | mainly small fish (piscivore), also insects and other aquatic animals |
| Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta | Marine | eats hard-shelled prey (clams, snails, crabs) and other invertebrates |
| Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris | Mammals | fish-eater (piscivore), also squid and crustaceans |
| Malayan krait Bungarus candidus | Reptiles | mainly eats other snakes, also rodents and swamp eels |
| Malayan pit viper Calloselasma rhodostoma | Reptiles | predator of rodents and other small mammals, also frogs and lizards |
| Malaysian Pied-Fantail Rhipidura javanica | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Marbled Bow-fingered Gecko Cyrtodactylus marmoratus | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata | Mammals | predator of birds and small tree-dwelling mammals |
| Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray Neotrygon moluccensis | Marine | bottom-feeder on crustaceans (crabs, shrimps) |
| Muller's Narrowmouth Frog Kaloula baleata | Amphibians | insect- and small-invertebrate-eater (insectivore) |
| Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Oceanic Manta Ray Mobula birostris | Marine | plankton filter-feeder, sometimes small fish |
| Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea | Marine | eater of marine invertebrates (jellyfish, snails, shrimp, crabs) |
| Olive-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus sepium | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Oriental Bluespotted Maskray Neotrygon orientale | Marine | bottom-feeder on crustaceans (crabs, shrimps) |
| Oriental Long-tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus | Reptiles | eater of insects and other small invertebrates (insectivore) |
| Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis | Birds | mainly ground insects, also earthworms, snails and small lizards |
| Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina | Reptiles | predator of small vertebrates (lizards, frogs, nestling birds) |
| Pacific Bluetail Skink Emoia caeruleocauda | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra | Birds | small fish, crustaceans and insects (piscivore) |
| Pacific swallow Hirundo javanica | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus | Reptiles | predator of lizards and frogs |
| Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus | Birds | insect-eater, especially hairy caterpillars |
| Poisonous Rock Frog Odorrana hosii | Amphibians | insect- and small-invertebrate-eater (insectivore) |
| Puff-faced Water Snake Homalopsis buccata | Reptiles | eater of small fish and frogs |
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | Birds | mainly fish (piscivore), also frogs, insects and other small animals |
| Pygmy tarsier Tarsius pumilus | Mammals | insects and small animals (insectivore) |
| Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus | Birds | flying insects, especially bees and wasps |
| Red Percher Neurothemis ramburii | Invertebrates | insect predator (both adults and aquatic nymphs are predators) |
| Reef manta ray Mobula alfredi | Marine | zooplankton filter-feeder |
| Reinwardt's flying frog Rhacophorus reinwardtii | Amphibians | insect- and small-invertebrate-eater (insectivore) |
| Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus | Reptiles | constrictor that preys mainly on mammals |
| River Toad Phrynoidis asper | Amphibians | insect-eater, mainly ants, termites and beetles |
| Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus | Birds | predator of small animals: insects, crustaceans, small reptiles; sometimes fish |
| Sahul Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus | Birds | insect-eater, especially hairy caterpillars |
| Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus | Reptiles | predator (fish, waterbirds, mammals) and scavenger |
| Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini | Marine | predator of fish and squid, also crustaceans and small sharks and rays |
| Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia | Invertebrates | insect predator (both adults and aquatic nymphs are predators) |
| Schlegel's Frog Chalcorana chalconota | Amphibians | insect- and small-invertebrate-eater (insectivore) |
| Selayar tarsier Tarsius tarsier | Mammals | insects and small vertebrates (live prey only) |
| Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina | Invertebrates | predator of flying insects, including other dragonflies |
| Smooth-coated otter Lutrogale perspicillata | Mammals | fish-eater (piscivore), also shrimps, crabs and frogs |
| Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris | Mammals | fish and squid eater (piscivore) |
| Spotted seahorse Hippocampus kuda | Marine | zooplankton and small-crustacean eater |
| Straight-edge Red Parasol Neurothemis terminata | Invertebrates | insect predator (both adults and aquatic nymphs are predators) |
| Striated Heron Butorides striata | Birds | mainly fish (piscivore), also frogs, insects and crustaceans |
| Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sondaica | Mammals | predator, mainly wild pigs and deer |
| Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi | Mammals | predator: deer, mouse-deer, wild pigs, primates, birds and fish |
| Sunda king cobra Ophiophagus bungarus | Reptiles | snake-eater (ophiophagous), sometimes lizards |
| Sunda pangolin Manis javanica | Mammals | ant and termite eater (insectivore) |
| Sunda scops owl Otus lempiji | Birds | insects and other small animals |
| Tasselled Wobbegong Eucrossorhinus dasypogon | Marine | ambush predator of bottom fishes and invertebrates |
| Tatar Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus tatar | Mammals | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier | Marine | predator and scavenger with an extremely broad diet |
| Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko | Reptiles | insect-eater (insectivore), sometimes small vertebrates |
| Uniform Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri | Reptiles | predator of rodents and birds |
| Whale shark Rhincodon typus | Marine | filter-feeder on plankton and small fish |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster | Birds | predator (fish, reptiles, birds, mammals) and scavenger |
| White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchos | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| White-lipped Island Pitviper Trimeresurus insularis | Reptiles | predator of small vertebrates (frogs, birds, small mammals) |
| White-lipped Pit Viper Trimeresurus albolabris | Reptiles | predator of small vertebrates (lizards, frogs, rodents, small birds) |
| White-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus | Birds | eats flying insects caught in the air (insectivore) |
| White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus | Birds | mainly arthropods (insects), also worms and berries |
| White-shouldered Triller Lalage sueurii | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Whitetip Reef Shark Triaenodon obesus | Marine | predator of bottom animals (fish, octopus, spiny lobsters, crabs) |
| Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys | Birds | insect-eater (insectivore) |
| Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina | Reptiles | eel-eater (piscivore) |
| Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis | Birds | insects and small invertebrates, plus some grass seeds |
Examples of omnivores in Indonesia
An animal that eats both plants and meat; also called an “eat-everything” feeder.
| Name | Group | Diet |
|---|---|---|
| American cockroach Periplaneta americana | Invertebrates | eats almost any organic matter (omnivore) |
| Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | Mammals | mainly fruit, plus palm sap, insects and small animals |
| Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina | Invertebrates | predator of small insects that also feeds on honeydew from sap-sucking insects and on nectar |
| Bali myna Leucopsar rothschildi | Birds | fruit, seeds, insects and other small animals |
| Bearded pig Sus barbatus | Mammals | roots, fruit, seeds, earthworms and carrion |
| Binturong Arctictis binturong | Mammals | mainly fruit (figs), plus small animals, eggs and carrion |
| Black rat Rattus rattus | Mammals | mainly grain and fruit, plus insects |
| Black Sunbird Leptocoma sericea | Birds | nectar and small insects |
| Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis | Birds | fruit and insects |
| Black-striped Squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus | Mammals | fruit and insects |
| Black-winged myna Acridotheres melanopterus | Birds | insects, fruit and nectar |
| Brown rat Rattus norvegicus | Mammals | eats almost anything: grain, human food waste and small animals |
| Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis | Birds | nectar and insects |
| Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus | Birds | mainly fruit, also insects |
| Crested black macaque Macaca nigra | Mammals | mainly fruit (figs), plus insects and small animals |
| Domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris | Companions | omnivore: animal and plant foods |
| Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus | Birds | mainly seeds, with a significant share of animal food such as insects |
| Giant clam Tridacna gigas | Marine | filter-feeder on plankton (phytoplankton and zooplankton); most of its nutrition comes from symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) in its tissues |
| Greater bird-of-paradise Paradisaea apoda | Birds | fruit and arthropods (e.g. insects) |
| Green Junglefowl Gallus varius | Birds | seeds, plant matter and insects |
| Green peafowl Pavo muticus | Birds | fruit, berries, buds and leaves, insects, frogs and small reptiles |
| Helmeted hornbill Rhinoplax vigil | Birds | mainly figs, but also hunts small animals (squirrels, snakes, birds) |
| Javan pied starling Gracupica jalla | Birds | soil invertebrates (e.g. earthworms) and fruit |
| Javan slow loris Nycticebus javanicus | Mammals | tree gum, nectar and insects |
| Long-tailed macaque Macaca fascicularis | Mammals | mainly fruit, plus crabs, insects, leaves and flowers |
| Malay civet Viverra tangalunga | Mammals | hunts small animals and insects; also eats fruit, eggs and roots |
| Maleo Macrocephalon maleo | Birds | fallen fruit and seeds, plus insects and other invertebrates on the forest floor |
| Moor Macaque Macaca maura | Mammals | mainly fruit (figs), plus insects and leaves |
| Painted terrapin Batagur borneoensis | Reptiles | mangrove fruit and leaves, plus crustaceans and snails |
| Philippine slow loris Nycticebus menagensis | Mammals | tree sap/gum, insects and small vertebrates |
| Pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta | Reptiles | omnivore: fruit, flowers, leaves, molluscs and insects |
| Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus | Mammals | fruit, seeds, sap and insects |
| Red bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rubra | Birds | fruit and arthropods (e.g. insects) |
| Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker Dicaeum trochileum | Birds | small fruit, nectar and insects |
| Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina | Mammals | mainly fruit, plus insects, seeds, crabs and nestling birds |
| Sulawesi babirusa Babyrousa celebensis | Mammals | leaves, roots, fruit and small animals (invertebrates and small vertebrates) |
| Sun bear Helarctos malayanus | Mammals | insects (termites, bees), honey, earthworms and fruit |
| Sunda slow loris Nycticebus coucang | Mammals | gum, nectar and fruit; plus insects, snails and eggs |
| White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus | Birds | insects, worms, snails, small fish, grain and parts of marsh plants |
| Wild Boar Sus scrofa | Mammals | plants (tubers, roots, fruit, seeds) plus small animals, eggs and carrion |
| Yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti | Invertebrates | females take blood (to produce eggs); both sexes feed on plant nectar |
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